Application Generation

Question 1

What is the difference between
applications and systems software?

Answer 1

Application software is directly utilised by the end user whereas system software ensures high performance of computer

Question 2

State the 5 utilities

Answer 2

Compression
Disk defragmentation
Antivirus
Automatic backup
Automatic updating

Question 3

What are the advantages of using source code?

Answer 3

Users can view, modify, and distribute the source code

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